Abstract: A system for oxidizing nitrogen monoxide (NO) contained in exhaust gas injects a liquid oxidizing agent into the exhaust gas and simultaneously removes nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides from exhaust gas using an organic catalyst. The system includes an absorption tank for storing an absorption solution containing an organic catalyst, the absorption tank communicating with an oxygen supply pipe for supplying oxygen-containing gas to the absorption tank; an absorption tower, extending upward from the absorption tank, through which the exhaust gas flows from an exhaust gas inlet duct to an exhaust gas outlet; a first injection unit to inject the absorption solution into the absorption tower; a second injection unit to inject an oxidizing agent solution into at least one of the inlet duct and the absorption tower; and an oxidizing agent supply unit for supplying the oxidizing agent solution to the second injection unit.

Abstract: A wet desulfurization apparatus includes a chamber enclosing a space for passing flue gas and including a first barrier partitioning the space into first and second chamber regions, a flue gas inlet to introduce raw flue gas into the first chamber region, and a flue gas outlet to discharge desulfurized flue gas from the second chamber region; a second barrier partitioning a slurry reservoir into a first reservoir part to store a first pH alkaline slurry and a second reservoir part to store a second pH alkaline slurry; a first sprayer to spray the alkaline slurry from the first reservoir part into the first chamber region to remove sulfur from the flue gas in the first chamber region; and a second sprayer to spray the alkaline slurry from the second reservoir part into the second chamber region to remove sulfur from the flue gas in the second chamber region.

Abstract: A wet desulfurization apparatus includes a chamber enclosing a space for passing flue gas and including a tubular barrier partitioning the space into an inner chamber region having a first volume and an outer chamber region surrounding the inner chamber region and having a second volume, a flue gas inlet to introduce raw flue gas into the outer chamber region, and a flue gas outlet to discharge desulfurized flue gas from the inner chamber region; a slurry reservoir disposed under the chamber to receive and store an alkaline slurry; first and second sprayers to spray the alkaline slurry into the outer and inner chamber regions, respectively, in order to remove sulfur from the flue gas in the corresponding chamber region; and a demister disposed in the inner chamber region between the second sprayer and the flue gas outlet to remove mist from the flue gas in the inner chamber region.

Abstract: A method includes obtaining, by a device and from a dynamic vision sensor (DVS), a set of images of an object that identifies that the object has moved. The method includes determining, by the device, that the object is associated with a predetermined posture based on the set of images. The method includes determining, by the device, a group to which the object belongs based on an attribute of the object and an attribute of the group. The method includes determining, by the device, whether the object is associated with the dangerous situation based on identifying that the object is associated with the predetermined posture and based on setting information associated with the group to which the object belongs.

Abstract: A method of detecting a dangerous situation includes obtaining a first image including a first object capable of generating a movement, by using a dynamic vision sensor (DVS); detecting, from the first image, a second image including the first object in a predefined pose; and determining whether a situation of the first object is the dangerous situation by analyzing the second image.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus and an ultraviolet avoidance information providing method are provided. The electronic apparatus includes a display; a biometric information acquisition module that acquires biometric information of a user; a location information acquisition module that acquires location information of a particular location; an ultraviolet intensity information acquisition module that acquires ultraviolet intensity information corresponding to the acquired location information; and a processor that controls the display to display ultraviolet avoidance information for avoiding ultraviolet light at the particular location based on the acquired biometric information and the acquired ultraviolet intensity information.

Abstract: A microfluidic system for analyzing nucleic acid, the microfluidic system including a reagent supply device including a sample chamber into which a sample can be injected, one or more reagent chambers for containing one or more reagents for extracting nucleic acid from the sample, and a waste chamber in which the used reagent can be discarded; a binding-lysis chamber in which cells are captured from the sample and lysed to form a cell lysate containing nucleic acid; plurality of particles for cell binding disposed in the binding-lysis chamber; a plurality of rehydration chambers into which the cell lysate formed in the binding-lysis chamber can be distributed and mixed with a nucleic acid amplification reagent to form an amplification reaction mixture; a plurality of amplification chambers in which a nucleic acid amplification reaction is performed on the amplification reaction mixture introduced from the plurality of rehydration chambers; and a flow channel system including an outlet and a plurality of inlet

Abstract: A reagent supply device includes a plurality of chambers which are separated from each other such that different reagents may be injected, the plurality of chambers having bottom surfaces made of a membrane, the membrane comprising a destruction pattern which is formed at a position corresponding to each of the plurality of chambers and breachable by an external impact to discharge the injected reagent from the chamber.

Abstract: A method for amplifying a nucleic acid amplification in the presence of an ionic liquid that suppresses an inhibitor of nucleic acid amplification, particularly when in a biological material, and a composition useful for performing the method.

Abstract: An electronic device and method that detects an event related to the user's skin and performs a function corresponding to the event by using information on the skin color type of the user, and further provides a control method thereof. The occurrence of an event is detected that is related to at least a part of a user's body. Information regarding a light is obtained a sensor module that is functionally connected with the electronic device according to the detection result. A function is performed that corresponds to the detected event by using information corresponding to the obtained information on a light from among type information stored in a memory.

Abstract: A method of detecting a target nucleic acid, and a polynucleotide and a composition for detecting a target nucleic acid.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus and an ultraviolet avoidance information providing method are provided. The electronic apparatus includes a display; a biometric information acquisition module that acquires biometric information of a user; a location information acquisition module that acquires location information of a particular location; an ultraviolet intensity information acquisition module that acquires ultraviolet intensity information corresponding to the acquired location information; and a processor that controls the display to display ultraviolet avoidance information for avoiding ultraviolet light at the particular location based on the acquired biometric information and the acquired ultraviolet intensity information.

Abstract: A polynucleotide comprising a first region the 5? end of which is complementary to a portion of a target nucleic acid, a cleavable second region, a third region having a stem-loop structure, and a fourth region complementary to the 3? end of the first region, and use of the polynucleotide, as well as a composition comprising two such polynucleotides each of which hybridize different strands of a double-stranded target nucleic acid, and methods and kits using the same for amplifying targets.

Abstract: A microvalve device comprises: a first substrate having a first surface, where at least one fluidic channel is formed into the first surface of the first substrate; and at least one valve seat is formed in the fluidic channel; a second substrate having a second surface, the second substrate comprising at least one air channel and at least one air chamber formed on the second surface of the second substrate, where the air chamber is connected to the air channel; and an elastic film interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, where an upper portion of the valve seat is lower than the first surface of the first substrate.

Abstract: Provided are a multi-channel fluorescence detecting module and a nucleic acid analysis system including the multi-channel fluorescence detecting module. The nucleic acid analysis system includes: a plurality of loaders configured to accommodate a plurality of cartridges respectively, the cartridges comprising microfluidic devices; a transfer module including a linear actuator, the linear actuator including a movable unit configured to move linearly; and a fluorescence detecting module fixed to the movable unit, the fluorescence detecting module being configured to emit excitation light to the cartridges and detect fluorescence emitted from samples on the cartridges. The loaders are arranged in a row in a linearly moving direction of the movable unit.

Abstract: Provided is a reagent container that can maintain stability of a reagent for a long period of time, a method of preparing the reagent container, a method of storing the reagent, and microfluidic systems for conducting cell binding, lysis, nucleic acid extraction, and amplification.

Abstract: An efficient method of processing a target material in a sample using a microfluidic device including an elastic membrane.

Abstract: A method of analyzing nucleic acid by compensating for crosstalk in polymerase chain reaction (PCR) data and other data, wherein crosstalk signals associated with multiple fluorescent dyes are corrected by using fluorescent intensity variations detected from a concentration difference of the fluorescent dyes, and apparatus for performing the method.

Abstract: A composition and kit for detecting Clostridium difficile including a primer set for detecting a strain of Clostridium difficile, and a method of detecting Clostridium difficile by using the same.

Abstract: A fluid control apparatus including a detecting unit including a light source for irradiating light toward a microfluidic device, and a photodetector for detecting light reflected from the microfluidic device, a transporting unit for moving the detecting unit; and a determining unit for controlling a transporting operation by the transporting unit, where determining a state of a fluid at a particular position relative to the microfluidic device is based on light reflected from the microfluidic device, and method of using same.